B2 · Upper Intermediate
Philosophy & Thought
Reason about knowledge, existence and the great -isms: the B2 vocabulary for philosophical debate and abstract thinking.
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- Words & phrases
- 30
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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Words you’ll make your own.
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- epistemology
- dualism
- basic assumption
- self-contradiction
- positivism
- phenomenology
- reflection, afterthought
- hermeneutics
- axiom
- pragmatism
- skepticism
- determinism
- materialism
- idealism
- rationalism
- empiricism
- humanism
- nihilism
- relativism
- existentialism
- way of thinking, mindset
- thought experiment
- speculation
- immersion, deep engagement
- teleology
- to reason
- to think through
- to comprehend, to grasp
- to ponder, to brood
- conceptual
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Understand the why
Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Philosophical Reasoning
- Lesson 2
Questioning Basic Assumptions
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.
Upper Intermediate · Part 2
Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part. Practice grammar along the way.
22 Units · about 21.5 h
Deep Conversations
Have deep, thoughtful conversations about the mind, beliefs and how people live.
5 Units · about 3.5 h
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